Stella Inger

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Stella Inger Escobedo
Born1983 (age 39–40)
Tashkent, Uzbekistan
NationalityAmerican
SpouseGilbert Escobedo
Children1

Stella Inger Escobedo is an Uzbekistani-born American television news anchor and reporter who works at One America News Network. [1] She was formerly at KFMB, the CBS affiliate in San Diego where she was the morning and afternoon anchor. Inger-Escobedo joined CBS 8 after a short stint at CBS Newspath in Los Angeles as a network correspondent. Previously she was the 5, 6, and 10 p.m anchor at the ABC television affiliate, KGUN, channel 9, in Tucson, Arizona. Inger-Escobedo was employed by the station in 2013, and retired from her position there on November 30, 2018. Previously, she was the morning anchor/reporter of "Good Morning Arizona" on KTVK in Phoenix. Inger-Escobedo was the leading morning anchor for KPSP-TV in Palm Springs, California. [2]

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Early life

Inger-Escobedo was born to a Jewish family in 1982 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. [3] Her parents immigrated when she was six in 1989 first to Sioux City, Iowa and then Southern California. [3] She grew up in Sherman Oaks, California. In 2004, she graduated from the University of Southern California where she was a broadcast journalism major. [3]

Career

Inger-Escobedo was the leading morning anchor for KPSP-LP (CBS-TV) in Palm Springs, California. [4]

In September 2012 and September 2011 Inger co-hosted the Chabad Telethon along with CNN's Larry King and KTLA's Sam Rubin. [5]

She also co-hosted the Chabad Telethon in 2009 alongside celebrities including Oscar award winner Jon Voight, actor Tom Arnold and NBA Star Jordan Farmar. [6]

In 2008 Inger was named by The Desert Sun as "The Best TV Personality in the Desert." In 2009 she won the same award for the second time. [7]

In December 2008 Inger was featured alongside Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal in an AOL Sports report.[ citation needed ]

Before reporting for KPSP-LP, Inger was a reporter for KXLF-TV in Bozeman, Montana and KESQ-TV in Palm Desert, California. [8]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Woman of the Month August 2008 - Stella Inger of KPSP-TV Palm Springs". midlifebachelor.com. Retrieved 2016-03-25.
  3. 1 2 3 Wilensky, Sheila (February 28, 2014). "TV news anchor's family fled Russian oppression". Arizona Jewish Post. She recalls her family's newfound openness in America about being Jewish. "In Russia, you had to hide it. I was told that my grandfather had to sneak matzah. It was like buying it on the black market. We secretly celebrated [Passover] inside our homes. Both sets of my grandparents spoke Yiddish."
  4. ↑ "Stella Inger Escobedo married, divorce, salary, affair, nationality, boyfriend". bijog.com. Retrieved 2016-03-25.
  5. ↑ "Behind the scenes with Stella Inger, hostess of Chabad Telethon and Palm Springs morning show (185)". YouTube. 9 September 2012. Retrieved 2016-03-25.
  6. ↑ "Stella Inger on the Chabad telethon". YouTube. 17 September 2012. Retrieved 2016-03-25.
  7. ↑ "Stella Inger - Story". www.kgun9.com. Archived from the original on 2015-11-12.
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